Disaster preparedness, myths and programs that hold promise

Emerging Minds Podcast

Mar 25 2019 | 00:22:04

00:00 / 00:22:04

Show Notes

In this episode we talk to Dr Briony Towers, a research fellow in the Centre for Urban Research at RMIT University, about the benefits of involving children in disaster preparedness, as well as some of the myths and misconceptions that children hold about disasters and bushfires in particular. In this episode you will learn:

The survive and thrive program for primary schools (10:39)
Children's involvement in their own preparedness (18:27)

Further information and resources: How Educators can prepare their students for a natural disaster How parents and caregivers can prepare for a natural disaster Community Trauma Toolkit

Other Episodes

Episode 0

October 29, 2024 • 00:26:08

Working with children affected by suicide - part one

In the first part of this two-episode series, we speak with Ben Shannahan about working therapeutically with children, young people and families impacted by...

Episode 98

December 22, 2021 • 00:26:48

Re-release: Inclusive practice with rainbow families

What does the evolving nature of sexual and gender identities mean for working with families? Tune into this episode with Dr Priscilla Dunk-West to...

Episode 4

April 08, 2019 • 00:28:10

How can a national workforce approach support children's social and emotional wellbeing?

In this episode, we sit down with the Director of the National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health, Brad Morgan, to discuss why supporting...